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I haven’t written any windows troubleshooting steps for awhile coz I’ve been very busy using my Linux Box. I have completely removed windows on my laptop and now i have a complete Linux on my Dell Inspiron 6400 running Ubuntu Linux 7.04. I’ve started using Ubuntu since 2004 but not until now that I realize how powerful Linux Desktop is when Ubuntu released their 6.06 that is when I started to dual boot my Laptop. My Desktop is running on Windows XP Dual Boot with Bayanihan Linux 4. But when Ubuntu Released 7.04 that’s when I completely removed Windows XP on my laptop.

So Why did I chose Linux, simply because I haven’t seen any pop-ups when I browse, No virus for almost 6 months, No Blue Screen Of Death, No more restarting, No Hang Time and Best of All it’s free. When I say free it’s not as free as a beer it’s free as in speech.(Free Software Foundation). Why would you use pirated software when you can use free legal software. Here some of the counterparts of Windows Software to Linux.

Microsoft Office………………Open Office

Photoshop……………………….Gimp

Internet Explorer…………….Mozilla Firefox

Microsoft Outlook…………..Mozilla Thunderbird

Here are my Screenshots.

So why would you choose Linux over Windows, it is up to you.

Next time i’ll post how i customize my Linux Desktop. Till then, Act now before it’s too late. :>

Edit Grub menu list file

localhost:~# mcedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

edit or the line

# kopt=root=/dev/sda7 ro libata.atapi_enabled=1 hdb=ide-scsi vga=0×317 splash quiet resume=/dev/sda8

update the grub menu.lst

localhost:~# update-grub

then restart your computer

Hope this helps

Installing Firefox2 in Bayanihan Linux 4 Beta 2

Prepare your system

sudo apt-get install libstdc++5

Now you need to backup your old firefox prferences

sudo cp -R ~/.mozilla ~/.mozillabackup

Now you need to download Firefox 2 from Mozilla site

wget -c ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/2.0/linux-i686/en-GB/firefox-2.0.tar.gz

Unzip the .tar.gz file in /opt directory using the following command

sudo tar -C /opt -xzvf firefox-2.0.tar.gz

Now you need to link the plugins using the following command

cd /opt/firefox/plugins/

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/plugins/* .

Now you need to create a link to your new firefox launcher using the following command

sudo dpkg-divert –divert /usr/bin/firefox.bayanihan –rename /usr/bin/firefox

sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/firefox

sudo dpkg-divert –divert /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox.bayanihan –rename /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox

sudo ln -s /opt/firefox/firefox /usr/bin/mozilla-firefox

This will complete the installation of firefox 2

Happy Installing ……

localhost:~# sudo fdisk -l

you’re looking for NTFS and Fat32, the output should look like this

Disk /dev/hda: 41.1 GB, 41110142976 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4998 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 14 4909 39327120 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 4910 4998 714892+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/hdb: 81.9 GB, 81964302336 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 158816 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 60945 30716248+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hdb2 60946 158786 49311517+ f W95 Ext’d (LBA)
/dev/hdb5 60946 101586 20482843+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/hdb6 101586 102479 449788+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hdb7 102479 158786 28378791 83 Linux
localhost:~#

in this case hdb1 is the NTFS Partition and hdb5 is the FAT32 partition, now lets create a mount point for our partition. This is a folder into which this disk will be mounted.We will put it in the /media directory so it’ll show up on the desktop.

localhost:~# sudo mkdir /media/ntfs
localhost:~# sudo mkdir /media/fat32

Now let’s make a backup of our fstab
localhost:~# sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak

lets edit the fstab

localhost:~# mcedit /etc/fstab

append the following line just below the /dev/cdrom

/dev/hdb1 /media/ntfs ntfs nls=utf8,umask=0222 0 0
/dev/hdb5 /media/fat32 vfat iocharset=utf8,umask=000 0 0

now press F2 to save and F10 to exit. now to remount fstab without rebooting

localhost:~# sudo mount -a

or just reboot to make changes take effect…….

If you need to compile programs that use KDE widgets (UI), add the lines below to get the development headers for Xorg6.8.2 and KDE3.5:

Run apt-get update and use either aptitude (recommended) or synaptic (GUI) to select the packages you would like installed/upgraded.
Thanks to RAGE Callao for this info.

1. Software that must be installed on your BL4 computer.

firestarter , dhcp3-server, iptables, webmin, webmin-dhcpd

2. Software that must be uninstalled.

guarddog

3. configure your synaptic

k-menu / system / synaptic package manager

add the following in the repositories

settings / repositories then add the following repositories

url : distribution: sections:
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ sarge main contrib non-free

http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main contrib non-free

http://www.backports.org/debian/ sarge-backports main

after adding the repositories click reload, it will reload the software available for the distro.

4 . mark all softwares that needs to be installed. it will automatically configured and it will ask you for the option.

5. This is the tricky part configuring your dhcp server.

edit dhcpd.conf — kmenu / system / root terminal

mcedit /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf

ddns-update-style interim;
ignore client-updates;

subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
option routers 192.168.0.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option domain-name-servers 203.84.191.216, 203.87.128.3, 203.87.128.4;
option ip-forwarding off;
range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.100 192.168.0.254;
default-lease-time 21600;
max-lease-time 43200;
}
press F2 to save and F10 to exit

mcedit /etc/network/interfaces

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
address 127.0.0.1
netmask 255.0.0.0

auto eth1
iface eth1 inet dhcp

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.0.1
netmask 255.255.255.0

press F2 to save and F10 to exit

start your dhcp server

/etc/init.d/dhcp3-server restart

6. open firefox browser and type https://localhost:10000/ then login as root

click server tab and edit the dhcp module

DHCP server config file: /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd.conf

DHCP server executable: /usr/sbin/dhcpd3

Command to start DHCP server: /etc/init.d/dhcp3-server start

Command to apply configuration: /etc/init.d/dhcp3-server restart

7. run firestarter

firestarter and it will open a wizard, just follow the wizard instruction and your ready to go with your gateway server.

2. In the terminal window type mcedit /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc

3. Press F7 and look for AllowRootLogin

4. Edit AllowRootLogin=False to AllowRootLogin=true

5. Press F2 to save.

6. Reboot your PC and you may now Login as root.

Thanks to RAGE for this HACK.

Make sure that you have cleared out all information under the Statically set IP addresses field, and then selected the radio (round) button labeled Automatically obtain IP address settings with dhcp and the check box to also automatically obtain DNS.

Now click OK to return to the Network Configuration window.

Now its time to activate your ethernet device. Select the device from the list and then click the Activate button.

By doing so, you will enable the device to retrieve the DSL or Cable service provider IP address for your connection automatically.

You should then see an information window appear similar to this:

Once the system-config-network window disappears, you should be connected to the internet and enjoy surfing websites.

However, I always recommend at this point to reboot your Linux PC. This will ensure that all configuration changes are enabled. Once your Linux system is back up and you are able to use your desktop, you’re ready to enjoy broadband internet connectivity.

Open your Mozilla web browser and enjoy!!!

What if you don’t have an ethernet device listed?

This could be a serious problem with your ethernet card installation. Or, much more likely, it may simply mean that you need to manually install either an ethernet device or a DSL connection device.

Sometimes Fedora does not automatically recognize your ethernet card for internet use. In the rare event that your ethernet card was not available from the list, even after you have doubled checked that it is properly installed, try the following steps to get your Cable modem or DSL modem connection working.

There are two options to follow, and for this web excerpt I’ve included the more typical option.

Add a new broadband modem device to the list by following these steps:

From the Network Configuration window, press the New button. Usually, either your Cable or DSL modem configuration can be activated by simply creating an ethernet device configuration.

Choose Ethernet connection as the device type to create. Click Forward to continue.

Do not select the xDSL or other options.

You will be given the chance to double check which physically present ethernet card you want to configure. Make sure the correct item is highlighted and press Forward again.

On the Configure Network Settings window be sure that the Automatically obtain IP address… button is selected. Also select the check box option to Automatically obtain DNS . . . as shown below.

You can now click Forward, check the summary of changes, and click the Apply button. You should see the Network Configuration window.

From here, select the new ethernet device and press the Activate button. A small window will appear and then disappear. Once the window is gone, you should be connected to your internet service provider and may begin using a web browser.

2. su root

3. enter root password

4. Create folder

mkdir /media/windows

5. Mount NTFS partition to the created folder

mount /dev/hdd1 /media/windows/ -t ntfs -o nls=utf8,umask=0222

6. Open the folder using konqueror and your done.

/media/windows

Mount NTFS partition in Ubuntu Linux -
sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo mount /dev/hda1 /media/windows/ -t ntfs -o nls=utf8,umask=0222

Unmount NTFS partition in Ubuntu Linux –
sudo umount /media/windows/

Mount FAT partition in Ubuntu Linux -

sudo mkdir /media/windows
sudo mount /dev/hda1 /media/windows/ -t vfat -o iocharset=utf8,umask=000

Unmount FAT partition in Ubuntu Linux –
sudo umount /media/windows/